Stephanie J. Green, CV, December 2016
Stephanie J. Green Curriculum Vitae
Woods Institute for the Environment Email: [email protected] Stanford University Web: http://stephaniejgreen.com
473 Via Ortega Twitter: @steph_j_green
Stanford, CA Tel: +1 (778) 808-0758
EDUCATION ___________ _
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University Burnaby, Canada 2013
Department of Biological Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Isabelle Côté
Cumulative GPA: 4.30
Dissertation: Predation by invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish on Atlantic coral reef fishes:
Patterns, processes, and consequences
B.Sc. University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada 2006
Major: Ecology and Environmental Biology
Cumulative GPA: 89% (equiv. 4.00)
Science Scholar Honours and Dean’s List Honours
Associate Sc. University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford, Canada 2004
Cumulative GPA: 3.84
Top Biology Student 1st Year and 2nd Year, Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ____________
Banting Postdoctoral Fello and Early Career Science Fellow 2016- present
Center for Ocean Solutions, Woods Institute for the Environment
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Lead international research on the role of biotic interactions in forecasts of global species distribution change.
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow 2013- 2016
Department of Integrative Biology
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
Led research on functional eradication as a method for ecolocally-based targets for invasive species control in
collaboration with co-PIs Drs. Mark Hixon (University of Hawaii), Steve Gittings (NOAA), Cliff McCreedy (US-
NPS), and Ted Grosholz (UC Davis).
Teaching Faculty 2016
Semester at Sea Program
Institute for Shipboard Education
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, NC
Developed and taught two undergarduate courses: Marine Biology (BIOL-1559); Society and the Sea (STS-2500)
Affiliate Scientist 2009- present
Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Key Largo, Florida and Santa Barbara, CA
I develop and implement research programs and management plans for the conservation of coastal marine
ecosystems in partnership with resource managers and citizen scientists in the US and Caribbean region.
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Conservation Scientist 2015- present
Blue Ventures Conservation
Belize City, Belize
Work with government, fishers, NGOs, and local businesses to evaluate the social and ecological consequences of
intervention strategies for mitigating the effects of invasive lionfish on coastal marine resource conservation in
the Mesoamerican Reef system. Partners: Colorado State University, NOAA, UNEP
Science Policy Researcher 2014- 2015
Tides Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Conducted interviews with 32 national and international experts in evidence-based decision making respresening
all levels of governance and sectors. Worked with a Steering Commuttee to syntheized key findings and develop
illustrative examples of the consistent and transparent use of rigorously-derived information and evidence in
public policy.
Research Assistant 2006
Pacific Salmon Population Ecology and Conservation Lab
University of British Columbia
Researched the effects of recreational fisheries on the stress physiology and migration potential
of adult sockeye salmon.
Research Officer 2005
Pacific Agri-Foods Fruit Breeding Program
Ministry of Agriculture Canada
Coordinated and maintained field and laboratory fruit cultivar selection experiments
Program Coordinator 2004
Hands on Science University of the Fraser Valley
Developed the curriculum for and implemented an NSERC-funded science education program for 5th grade public
school students in three school districts.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE and TRAINING___________________________________________________________
Teaching and curriculum development
Instructor, Marine Biology (BIOL 1559) Spring 2016
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Virginia
Semester at Sea Study Abroad Program
I designed and taught this course for 61 undergraduate science majors during UVA’s Semester at Sea Global Voyage
program. My students explored the physical and chemical processes in marine environments, ocean biodiversity,
ecological interactions, and conservation challenges in ocean systems through case studies from 13 countries.
Instructor, Societies and the Sea (STS 2500) Spring 2016
School of Science, Technology & Society
University of Virginia
Semester at Sea Study Abroad Program
I designed and taught this course for 32 undergraduate non-major students during UVA’s Semester at Sea Global Voyage
program. Students investigated the reciprocal relationships between people and ocean environments, drawing on
information and methods from biology, oceanography, history, anthropology, and economics through issue-based analysis
of key environmental challenges faced by coastal populations.
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Instructor, Nunavut Arctic College Spring 2012
Iqualuit, Canada
Marine Biology, Environmental Technology Program (100 level course)
Instructor, Institute for Tropical Ecology and Conservation Winter 2012
Bocas del Toro, Panama Coral Reef Ecology (Undergraduate field research course)
Section Instructor, Simon Fraser University Winter 2008
Burnaby, BC Population Dynamics (Bisc 407)
Workshop Leader, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) 2009- present
I develop and deliver programs in monitoring, research, and natural resource conservation planning for coastal
government and conservation agencies across the Atlantic and Caribbean regions. To date, I have worked with 20
countries including the US National Park Service (Florida, USA), Bahamas Department of Marine Resources (Nassau,
Bahamas), Department of Environment (Cayman Islands), STINAPA (Bonaire), CONANP (Mexico), and Blue
Ventures/Department of Fisheries (Belize).
Relevant training
Group Facilitation 2015
Dovetail Consulting
Miami, FL
Instructor: Julian Griggs; 4 days
Leadership and Project Management 2014
Madison, WI
Instructor: Maureen Ryan; 2.5 days
Postdoctoral Teaching Seminar 2014
College of Teaching and Learning
Oregon State University
Corvalis, OR
Intructor: Robin Pappas; semester-long
Science and Media Communication 2013-14
InterMedia Communications Training
Washington, DC
Instructors: Tim and Teresa Erickson; two- 4 day trainings
Science Communication 2014
COMPASS
Vancouver, BC
Instructor: Nancy Baron; 3 days
MENTORSHIP ________________________________________________________________
Internships
Scientific advisor, Marine Conservation Internship Program, REEF 2010-present Each semester I work with four undergraduate interns to develop research projects and skill sets in ecology
and conservation related to South Florida coral reef systems
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Undergraduate students
Undergraduate research advisor, Eric Dilley, Oregon State University 2014-present
Undergraduate research advisor, Margot Webster, Simon Fraser University 2014-2016
Undergraduate research advisor, Michael Arbeider, Simon Fraser University 2014-2016
Undergraduate research advisor, Ashley Coke, Oregon State University 2014-2015
Undergraduate research advisor, Elizabeth Underwood, Cape Eleuthera Institute 2012-2015
Undergraduate research advisor, Skylar Miller, Cape Eleuthera Institute 2012-2014
Graduate students
MSc Committee, Adam Nardelli, Nova Southeastern University 2013-present
Thesis title: “Density-dependant movement in non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans and P. miles)
in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary”
MSc Committee, Jesse Secord, Nova Southeastern University 2014-2016
Thesis title: “Prey size-selectivity among foraging strategies of Atlantic reef fish predators”
*Graduated in January 2016
MSc Co-advisor, Zoe Sanchez, Hunter College, CUNY 2013-2014
Thesis title: "Fishing derbies as an effective tool to control invasive lionfish "
*Graduated in May 2014
MSc Co-advisor, Bailey Clear, Northeastern University Three Seas Program 2010-2011
Thesis title: “Microhabitat use by invasive and native predators on Bahamian coral reefs”
*Graduated in Dec 2011
University programs
Graduate Orientation Mentor, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University 2008-2012
Undergraduate Orientation Mentor, University of British Columbia 2005-2006
Undergraduate Orientation Mentor, University of the Fraser Valley 2003-2004
RESEARCH GRANTS _____
Awarded
SJ Green, E Hazen, LB Crowder. Accounting for biotic interactions in forecasts of global $140,000
species distribution change: A framework based on the role of traits in mediating
predator-prey interactions.
Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) Banting-Vanier Secretariat
June 2016 - 2018
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J Chapman, SJ Green. Evaluating trade-offs between targets for sustainable harvest and $65,000
ecological impact suppression an invasive fish predator.
MAR Fund
June 2015-December 2016
SJ Green and JL Akins. Evaluating the long-term effect and management $85,000
of invasive lionfish on Florida marine ecosystems.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant #NA14NOS4820084
July 2014- December 2016
SJ Green, JA Morris & LR Cresswell. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Invasive Lionfish $19,500
Science Symposium.
Florida SeaGrant
August 2015- August 2016
M Johnston, SJ Green, JL Akins. Targeted control of invasive lionfish in the $32,000
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program Hollings Grant
August 2014- Dec 2015
SJ Green, JL Akins, C Semmens. Setting and evaluating ecological targets $90,000
for invasive lionfish control.
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant # NA12NOS4820069
Oct 2012-Sept 2014
JL Akins, SJ Green, B Castillo. Developing practical removal techniques $74,300
for lionfish removal. Florida SeaGrant Award # NA10OAR4170079
August 2012- March 2014
JL Akins, SJ Green. Invasive lionfish control in Biscayne National Park and $26,900
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
Mote Protect Our Reefs Grant # POR-2011-30
September 2012- September 2014
SJ Green, JL Akins. Engaging citizen scientists in invasive species control through removal $20,000
derbies. Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation Grant.
March 2012-June 2013
JL Akins, SJ Green, IM Côté. Invasive lionfish on coral reefs of Puerto Rico and the US $53,500
Virgin Islands: promoting local awareness and engagement in monitoring
and control action. NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Grant # NA09NMF4630110
August 2009- March 2011
SJ Green. Assessing the impact of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) on Caribbean $6,500
coral reef fish communities.
NSERC Michael Smith Foreign Study Grant
Jan- Sept 2010
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SJ Green. Invasive species education and outreach messaging. $500
Project AWARE Conservation Research Grant
Sept 2008- Sept 2009
AWARDS and HONOURS _____
CIHR Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship ($140,000) 2016- present
David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship ($140,000) 2013-2015
SFU President’s PhD Research Award ($6,500) 2012
SFU Graduate Fellowship PhD level ($6,500) 2012
NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship PhD level ($70,000) 2009-2011
SFU Graduate Fellowship PhD level ($6,500) 2011
IDEAS Symposium Best Oral Presentation (non-monetary) 2011
NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship MSc level ($35,000) 2008-2010
IDEAS Symposium Runner-up Best Oral Presentation (non-monetary) 2010
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) Conference Travel Award ($750) 2009
Pacific Institute for Conservation and Environment Travel Award ($600) 2009
Simon Fraser University Graduate International Scholarship ($6,250) 2008
11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) Field Trip Award ($2,000) 2008
Simon Fraser University Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship ($5,000) 2008
Jamie Smith Memorial Award for Best Presentation 2007 (non-monetary) 2007
Millennium Foundation Excellence Scholarship ($16,000) 2002-2006
NSERC Undergraduate Research Award ($4,500) 2006
University of British Columbia Science Scholar Honour (non-monetary) 2006
William M. Mercer Memorial Scholarship in Arts and Sciences ($2,000) 2005
University of British Columbia Entrance Scholarship ($2,500) 2004
University of the Fraser Valley Top Student 2nd year Biology ($100) 2004
University of the Fraser Valley Top Student 1st year Biology ($100) 2003
University of the Fraser Valley Entrance Scholarship ($5,000) 2002
PUBLICATIONS _____
Peer reviewed (underline indicates student author)
SJ Green, E Dilley, C Benkwitt, K Ingeman, T Kindinger, L Tuttle and MA Hixon. (In Prep) The effect of
anti-predator and hunting behavior on diet selection: experimental tests with fishes. Target journal: Ecology
Green, SJ and ED Grosholz (In Prep) Functional eradication as a framework for invasive species
control. Target journal: Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
SJ Green, E Underwood, JL Akins, BA Castillo, KL Reale-Munroe, IN Lundgren, CJ Pollock, and VE
McDunough. (In Prep) Balancing ecological benefits and economic costs of suppressing widespread species
invasions. Target journal: Ecological Applications. *Plenary talk given at the 2016 Vi-EPSCOR Conference, St.
Croix, USVI
Malpica-Cruz, L, SJ Green and IM Côté. (In Review) Temporal changes in the trophic signature of an invasive marine
predator. Biology Letters.
Smith, NS, SJ Green, JL Akins, S Miller and IM Côté. (In Review) To cull or not to cull an invasive predator? Biological
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Invasions.
Green, SJ, K Grorud-Colvert, H Mannix. (In Review) Uniting science and stories: perspectives on the value of
storytelling for communicating science. FACETS.
Green, SJ, E Underwood and JL Akins. (Minor Revision) Mobilizing volunteers to achieve ecologically-relevant
invasive species control. Conservation Letters.
Green, SJ, K Demes, M Arbeider, WJ Palen, AK Salomon, TD Sisk, M Webster, and ME Ryan. (2016) Oil sands and
the marine environment: current knowledge and future challenges. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
Doi:10.1002/fee.1446.
Hixon, M, SJ Green, MA Albins, JL Akins and JA Morris Jr. Lionfish: a catastrophic marine invasion. (2016) Marine
Ecology Progress Series. 558: 161-165.
Hind, EJ, SM Alexander, SJ Green, JP Kritzer, M Sweet, AE Johnson, F Pina-Mamargos, NS Smith, A Peterson.
(2015) Fostering international collaboration for marine science in small island states. Frontiers in Marine Science.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2015.00086.
Green, SJ, NK Dulvy, and IM Côté. (2015) Response to Valderrama and Fields: Effect of temperature in models of
fish biomass production. Letter to the Editor, Ecological Applications. 25(7): 2048-2050.
Green, SJ, JB Armstrong, MT Bogan, ES Darling, SM Kross, CM Rockman, AR Smyth and D Verissimo.
(2015). Conservation needs diverse values, approaches, and practitioners. Conservation Letters. 8(6): 385-387.
Rochman, CM, JB Armstrong*, MT Bogan*, ES Darling*, SJ Green*, SM Kross*, AR Smyth*, D Verissimo*
(2015). Scientific Evidence Supports a Ban on Microbeads. Environmental Science and
Technology. 49: 10759-10761. *Authors contributed equally; listed alphabetically
Green, SJ and IM Côté. (2014) Trait-based diet selection: prey morphology and behaviour determine
vulnerability to predation in reef fish communities. Journal of Animal Ecology. 83: 1451-1460.
*Chosen for the cover of the November 2014 journal issue
Green, SJ, NK Dulvy, ALM Brooks, AB Cooper, JL Akins, S Miller and IM Côté. (2014) Linking
removal targets to the ecological effects of invaders: a predictive model and field test.
Ecological Applications. 13-0979.
Akins, JL, JA Morris Jr., and SJ Green. (2014) Novel in situ tagging technique for fishes demonstrated
on invasive lionfish. Ecology and Evolution. 4(19): 3768-3777.
Côté, IM, ES Darling, L Malpica, N Smith, SJ Green, J Curtis-Quick and C Layman. (2014) What doesn't
kill you makes you wary? Effects of repeated culling on the behaviour of an invasive predator. PLOS One.
e94248.
Valdivia, A, JF Bruno, CE Cox, S Hackerott and SJ Green. (2014) Re-examining the relationship between
invasive lionfish and native grouper in the Caribbean. PeerJ. 2: e348.
Green, SJ, N Tamburello, S Miller, JL Akins and IM Côté (2013) Habitat complexity and fish size affect the
detectability of Indo-Pacific lionfish on invaded coral reefs. Coral Reefs. 2: 413-421.
Favaro, B, D Braun and Earth2Ocean Research Derby Working Group* (2013) The 'Research Derby': A
pressure cooker for creative and collaborative science. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution. 6: 40-46.
* I led a section of the working group that wrote this paper during the 2013 Earth2Ocean Research Derby
Hackerott, S, A Valdivia, SJ Green, IM Côté, CE Cox, L Akins, CA Layman, WF Precht and JF Bruno (2013) Native
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predators do not influence invasion success of Pacific lionfish on Caribbean reefs. PLOS One. e68259.
Côté, IM, SJ Green and MA Hixon (2013) Predatory fish invaders: Insights from Indo-Pacific
lionfish in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean. Biological Conservation. http://dx.doi.org/10.10
16/j.biocon.2013.04.014
Côté, IM, SJ Green, JA Morris Jr., JL Akins and D Steinke (2013) Diet richness of an invasive
marine predator revealed by DNA barcoding. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 472: 249-256.
Green, SJ, JL Akins, A Maljkovic and IM Côté (2012) Invasive lionfish drive Atlantic coral reef fish declines.
PLOS One. 7(3): e32596.
C Phillis*, S O’Regan*, SJ Green*, J Bruce*, S Anderson, J Linton, E2O Working Group and B Favaro (2012)
Multiple pathways to conservation success. Conservation Letters.10: 1-9.
*Authors contributed equally; listed reverse alphabetically.
Green, SJ (2012) Monitoring: An essential action. In JA Morris (Ed) Best Practices for Invasive Lionfish Control
and Management in the Wider Caribbean. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute and UNEP publication.
Fort Pierce, USA.
Morris, JA and SJ Green (2012) Lionfish research: A guide to current findings and future questions for applied science.
In JA Morris (Ed) Best Practices for Invasive Lionfish Control and Management in the Wider Caribbean. Gulf
and Caribbean Fisheries Institute and UNEP publication. Fort Pierce, USA.
Green, SJ, JL Akins and JA Morris Jr. (2012) Lionfish dissection: Techniques and Applications. NOAA
Memorandum. NOS NCCOS 139: 1-30.
Côté, IM and SJ Green (2012) Potential effects of climate change on a marine invasion: the importance of current
context. Current Zoology. 58: 1-8.
Green, SJ, JL Akins and IM Côté (2011) Daily patterns of foraging behaviour and predation by invasive
lionfish on Bahamian coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 433: 159-167.
Darling, ES, SJ Green, JK O’Leary and IM Côté (2010) Indo-Pacific lionfish are larger and more abundant on
invaded reefs: A comparison of Kenyan and Bahamian lionfish populations. Biological Invasions. 9: 2045-2051.
Green, SJ and IM Côté (2009) Record densities of Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Bahamian coral
reefs. Coral Reefs. 28: 107.
Conference proceedings, white papers, and technical publications
Green SJ, B Castillo, K Reale-Munroe, IF Lundgren, CG Pollock and JL Akins (2015) Predicting and testing ecological
thresholds for invasive lionfish control in Buck Island Reef National Monument. US National Park Service
Report #BUIS-2011-SCI-0007. 1-24.
Green SJ and JL Akins (2015) The efficacy of long-term management for invasive lionfish on coral reefs. NOAA Coral
Reef Conservation Program Report. 1-22.
Bogdanoff, AK., JL Akins, JA Morris Jr. and GCFI Lionfish Workgroup* (2014) Invasive lionfish in the
marketplace: challenges and opportunities. Proceedings of the 65th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Conference. 1-8. * I led a section of the working group that wrote this paper at GCFI 2013
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Nardelli, A, D Kersetter, JL Akins and SJ Green (2014) Measuring the socio-economic characteristics of lionfish fishing
derby events. Proceedings of the 65th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-3.
Curtis-Quick, J, E Underwood, SJ Green, JL Akins, A Harborne and IM Côté (2014) Interactions Between The
Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus Argus, And Invasive Lionfish, Pterois Volitans: Who Displaces
Who? Proceedings of the 65th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-3.
Green SJ and JL Akins (2014) Fishing derbies as an effective tool for community engagement and population control of
invasive lionfish. Proceedings of the 65th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-3.
Green SJ and IM Côté (2012) Assessing and mitigating the Impact of Invasive Indo-Pacific Lionfish on
Invaded Caribbean reefs. Proceedings of the 63rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Conference. 1-4.
Green SJ and IM Côté (2011) Modelling the effect of size-selective removal on the management of
invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish populations. Proceedings of the 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Conference.
Morris, JA Jr., JL Akins, A Barse, D Cerino, DW Freshwater, SJ Green, R Muñoz, C Paris, and PE Whitfield (2009)
Biology and ecology of the invasive lionfishes, Pterois miles and Pterois volitans. Proceedings of the 61st Gulf
and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference. 1-6.
Green SJ and IM Côté (2008) The potential impacts of invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish on Caribbean
coral reef fish communities. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium.
LEADERSHIP_____________________________________________________________________________________
Workshop leader
International Marine Conservation Congress, St. John’s, Canada 2016
Co-led with H. Mannix (COMPASS) and K. Grorud-Colvert (PISCO):“Communicating
science and conservation through storytelling”
Organizing and Implementation Committee 2014-2016
Science Integrity Project (www.scienceintegrity.ca)
Co-led the design of a project bringing together an inter-disciplinary network of 75 Canadian scientists, policy
makers, and indigenous leaders, including partners from Tides Canada and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development, to develop shared understanding of the current state of evidence-based public policy,
and guiding principles and practices for measurable improvements in the flow of information into policy
processes.
Working group member 2014-2016
Oil sands and the environment: current context and future challenges
Marine section leader of an interdisciplinary group of North American scientists, economists, and policy analysts
who are to synthesize, generate and promote the use of scientific evidence on environmental risks and realities of
oil sands development for policy and resource management decision making.
Symposium leader
International Congress for Conservation Biology, Montpellier, France 2015
Co-led with Sara Kross (UC Davis) and David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellows:
“Risk and reward: Learning from past failures and mistakes to achieve conservation success”
Workshop leader
International Marine Conservation Congress, Glasgow, Scotland 2014
Co-led with E. Goldman (COMPASS) and K. Grorud-Colvert (PISCO):“Communicating
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science and conservation through storytelling”
Organizing Committee Chair and Special Issue Editor, 2014-2015
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Lionfish Science Symposium and Publication
This symposium brought together experts in the fields of invasive lionfish biology, ecology,
and management to an international symposium in 2015 and produce a special peer-reviewed
issue of the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS).
Founder and Co-organizer 2012- 2015
Coastal Connection, Vancouver, Canada
Coastal Connection brings together professionals from universities, NGOs, industry and government to share
information and build connections for marine and freshwater research and conservation projects.
Co-founder and Scientific Advisor 2010-2014
Lionfish Research and Education Program (LREP), Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas
This program conducts community outreach, research, and education for elementary through
university-aged students on the effects and management of invasive lionfish.
Organizing Committee 2010- present
Regional Invasive Lionfish Working Group
Sponsored jointly by the International Coral Reef Initiative, NOAA and Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Member, Board of Directors 2012-2014
Tropical Conservation Consortium (TCC)
TCC is a registered US Non-Governmental Organization with its main office residing in San Francisco,
CA and field offices in Panama and Belize. TCC's mission is to preserve natural ecosystems and their
sustainable use through community-based education, research and science.
Focus Group Coordinator 2011
International Marine Conservation Congress, Victoria, Canada
Session title: Identifying knowledge gaps and coordinating research to inform the management of
invasive lionfish in the Western Atlantic
Associate Chairperson 2010-2011
Biology Graduate Caucus, Simon Fraser University
Conference Organizer 2009-2011
Inter-Departmental Ecology of Aquatic Systems (IDEAS), Burnaby, Canada
Session Facilitator 2009
62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference, Cumana, Venezuela
Session: Managing invasive lionfish in the tropical western Atlantic
Conference Organizer 2007-2008
Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC), Bamfield, Canada
Lead Judge, Regional Science Fair Program, Vancouver, BC 2010-2012 Biology/Technology Division
Sustainability Ambassador 2004-2006
Sustainability Office, University of British Columbia
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SCIENTIFIC SERVICE_____________________________________________________________________________
Guest editor: Marine Ecology Progress Series
Manuscript reviewer for: Current Biology, Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Functional Ecology, Journal of Animal Ecology,
Conservation Letters, Coral Reefs, PLOS One, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oceologia, Environmental Biology of
Fishes, Journal of Fish Biology, Aquatic Biology, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Ecosphere, Bulletin of
Marine Science, Biological Invasions, PeerJ
Grant reviewer for: NOAA SeaGrant, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Earth Watch Program, Society for
Conservation Biology, National Geographic Society
Professional societies:
Ecological Society of America (ESA)
Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)
PRESENTATIONS and SEMINARS (title information available upon request)_____________________________
Invited
2016 Department of Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Sacramento State University
2016 National Lionfish Exploitation Strategy Workshop Plenary, Belize City, Belize
2016 Reef Conservation in South Florida Summit Plenary Talk, Key Lago, USA
2016 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Canada
2016 Department of Biological Sciences, Sacramento State University, USA
2015 Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada
2015 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual General Meeting, Panama
2015 Symposium speaker, International Congress on Conservation Biology, France
2015 School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington, USA
2015 Plenary speaker, VI-EPSCoR Conference, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, USVI
2015 Delicate Balance of Nature Series, Florida Park Service, Key Largo
2014 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Canada
2014 Northeast Panel, US Aquatic Invasive Species Taskforce, Massachusetts USA
2014 “Got Invasives?” Session Plenary, National Wildlife Federation Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD
2014 Oil Sands and the Environment Symposium, North American Congress on Conservation Biology
2014 Science in Small Island Developing Nations Symposium, 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress
2014 SeaGrant Education Programs Annual Meeting, Ft Pierce, FL
2014 National Park Service Guest Lecture, Buck Island National Monument, St. Croix, USVI
2014 Faculty of Science Seminar, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, USVI
2014 Department of Integrative Biology Seminar, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2013 Biological Sciences Departmental Seminar, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
2013 Southeast and Gulf of Mexico Regional Fisheries Management Council, Raleigh, North Carolina
2013 Fish and Wildlife Departmental Seminar, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
2013 Fish and Friends Public Lecture, Reef Environmental Education Foundation, Key Largo, USA
2013 Lionfish Expedition Summit, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Florida, USA
2012 Fish 500 Seminar Series, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia
2012 'Training the Trainers: Developing Monitoring Plans' Workshop, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas
2012 Conservation Biology (Bisc 402), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
2012 Introduction to Ecology (Bisc 204) Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
2011 Conservation Biology (Bisc 402), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
2010 Regional Lionfish Management Workshop, Cancun, Mexico
2009 International Marine Bio-Invasions Conference, Portland, USA
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2009 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Cumana, Venezuela
2009 Plenary Talk: Island School Research Symposium, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas
Contributed
2016 4th International Marine Conservation Congress, St. John’s, Canada
2014 3rd International Marine Conservation Congress, Glasgow, Scotland
2014 66th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Annual Meeting, Barbados
2013 Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Ventura, USA
2013 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Corpus Christi, USA
2013 International Congress for Conservation Biology, Baltimore, USA
2013 Bahamas Natural History Conference, Nassau, Bahamas *Presented by J. Quick
2013 Brazilian Conference of Marine Biology, Brazil *co-author
2013 Bahamas Natural History Conference, Nassau, Bahamas *co-author
2012 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Cumana, Columbia
2012 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, USA
2011 International Marine Conservation Congress, Victoria, Canada
2011 Annual Ecology and Evolution Conference, Squamish, Canada
2010 Plenary Talk: Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Conference, Burnaby, Canada
2010 US Coral Reef Task Force Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico *co-author
2010 63rd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010 Society for Conservation Biology Conference, Edmonton, Canada
2010 Inter-department Ecology of Aquatic Species Symposium (IDEAS), Burnaby, Canada
2009 62nd Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Meeting, Cumana, Venezuela
2008 Western Society of Naturalists Conference, Vancouver, Canada
2008 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, USA
SELECTED POPULAR MEDIA ____________
Eight billion microbeads pollute US aquatic habitats daily. CNN. Sept 22, 2015
Microbeads pollute aquatic habitats. The Washington Post. Sept 18, 2015
A Call to Action Against a Predator Fish With an Import Ban. The New York Times. Sept 25, 2014
Invasive species control: Bounty hunters, News Feature, Nature. Sept 12, 2014
As Lionfish Invade, Divers Defend Threatened Ecosystems, Science Magazine. Feb 7, 2014
War on lionfish shows first promise of success. Los Angeles Times. Jan 25, 2014
As Lionfish Invade the Gulf of Mexico, Conservationists Say Eat Up, Scientific American, Dec 11, 2013
The lionfish invasion: An unabated siege of the Atlantic, The Christian Science Monitor. Oct 21, 2013
Population Increasing in the Caribbean, Nature World News. Oct 19, 2013
Lionfish expedition: Down Deep is where the big, scary ones live, Science Daily. July 11, 2013
Manned Submersible on the Hunt for Invasive Lionfish, Reuters. June 18, 2013
Lionfish Beyond Reach of Divers Worry Researchers, Associated Press. July 16, 2013
Lionfish: New explorers of the Caribbean, The Explorers Journal. December 2011
Lionfish make a new home: Settle in for the long haul, Divers Alert Magazine. July 2009
Television
One Fiesty Fish, Episode 603, Dan Rather Reports. October 13, 2011
Alien Invaders, WPBT2 Changing Seas. June 7, 2011
Stephanie J. Green, CV, December 2016
To Catch A Lionfish, Katie Couric & Co. CBS News. August 25, 2009
Cayman Island Daybreak, Cayman 27 Morning News. March 27, 2009
Radio
Why invasive lionfish are so hard to eradicate from South Florida waters, WLRN Miami. July 1, 2013
Lionfish derbies show promising results, WLRN Miami. August 23, 2012
Conservation Talk, Morning Show, BON FM 102.7. April 12, 2009
SKILLS AND INTERESTS _________________________________________________________________________
Facilitator, Canadian Institute for Restorative Justice (certified 2004)
*volunteer with the Abbotsford Restorative Justice Association
Scientific Research Diver, Canadian Association of Underwater Science (CAUS; certified 2007) and
American Association of Underwater Science (AAUS; certified 2013)
*over 1,000 research dives in tropical and temperate waters
Rescue Diver, Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) (certified 2007)
*over 120 recreational dives logged
Marine Life Surveyor, Reef Environmental Education Foundation (certified 2008 & 2009)
* Identification training: Pacific Northwest Region Level 3 and Caribbean Region Expert Level 4
First Aid Attendant, St. John’s Ambulance Level 2 with CPR (certified 2015)
Small Vessel Operator Experience, US and Caribbean marine waters (2008-present)
* Over 300 hours of small boat captaincy. Duties include route planning and navigation, and responsibility for
the safety of up to 6 crew and passengers.
Pleasure Craft Operator Card, Transport Canada (certified 2012)
Pianist, Canadian Royal Conservatory of Music (certified 1999)
*Grade 6 level completed
Coach, British Columbia Micro Soccer Association (certified 2003)
* coaching skills for children under age 12